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May 7, 2025
Deadline to file comments in the ATSC 3.0 Transiti... Read More
President Trump has nominated Olivia Trusty to fill the vacant FCC Commissioner position created by the resignation of Jessica Rosenworcel. Trusty’s nomination has been praised by all four current Commissioners and numerous other government officials and individuals familiar with her experience. Trusty’s prior experience as Senate Commerce Committee Policy Director provides her with unique insight […]
Read More →At numerous points during the month of January, the FCC’s online license management system (LMS) used in the filing and granting of applications and reports by broadcasters was either unavailable or operated with large latencies. As of this writing, the FCC had not extended any filing deadlines. The FCC’s online public file (OPIF) system was […]
Read More →Senator Ted Cruz has re-introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in the US Senate, the latest attempt to pass legislation mandating that car manufacturers include AM radio access in vehicles. Despite bipartisan support, earlier attempts to pass the legislation have been hampered by other legislative priorities.
Read More →The FCC has fined a Texas television station $369,190 for failing to properly participate in nationwide EAS tests in 2018, 2019 and 2021. While the station had equipment installed, its employees were not familiar with the station’s obligations or how the EAS equipment functioned. In an attempt to show compliance, they created and aired their […]
Read More →In an action mandated by Congress, the FCC published a January 7, 2025 order increasing FCC application fees based upon inflation and increases in the Consumer Price Index. These adjustments are required every two years. The application fee increase in 2022 was nearly 12%. For 2024, there is a 17% increase. The new fee increase […]
Read More →The FCC published its 7th Report on Ownership of Broadcast Stations, compiling data from biennial ownership reports filed by all broadcast stations every two years. The report reflects data on the gender, race, and ethnicity of broadcast station owners as of the 2023 biennial ownership report, and focuses on “attributable” and “majority” ownership interests. The […]
Read More →January 10, 2025 TV, Class A, AM & FM Stations (commercial & noncommercial): deadline to complete and upload to online public file the 4th Quarter 2024 issues/program lists and any foreign sponsorship identification reports Class A TV Stations Only: deadline to complete and post to your online public file the 4th Quarter 2024 certification of […]
Read More →Each of us at Hardy, Carey, Chautin & Balkin, LLP wish you a blessed, productive and prosperous 2025! We look forward to the privilege of serving you in the year to come.
Read More →Jessica Rosenworcel’s tenure as Chairwoman was often marked by proposed new regulations for broadcasters and, in other cases, even reinstated regulations. She will leave behind several unfinished rulemakings – i.e., regulation of artificial intelligence in political ads, new treatment of some LPTV stations as full-power television stations, application processing prioritization to promote localism – each […]
Read More →The surest way for full power and Class A television stations to have issues with license renewals is to forget or incorrectly report compliance with the FCC’s children’s television rules. The renewal application contains important certifications about station compliance with the rule limiting the amount of commercial matter during children’s programming targeting children 12 years […]
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